Quvenzhané Wallis Could Replace Willow Smith in ‘Annie’

Now that Willow Smith is basically out of the picture for the new Annie musical, guess who’s in the running to replace her?

Yep, you guessed it, Quvenzhané Wallis. The young star has captured the world with her magical spirit and could be leading the cast.

Sony Pictures told EW that a decision hasn’t been made yet, but it’s pretty much confirmed that Willow is out of the picture simply because she aged out.

“Willow was supposed to be doing Annie, we got Jay-Z to do the movie, go the studio to come in and Willow had such a difficult time on tour with ‘Whip my Hair’ and she said, ‘You know Daddy,’ I don’t think so,” Will Smith said, adding that his daughter also told him, “I have a better idea, how about I just be 12.”